Bourgade Catholic is on a 13-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and St. John Paul II Catholic a four-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Bourgade Catholic Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions at 3:45 p.m. Bourgade Catholic has given up an average of 12.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Bourgade Catholic's tournament run continued when they took on Pima on Saturday. Bourgade Catholic came up short against Pima, falling 14-3.
Alexander Guzak was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Meanwhile, St. John Paul II Catholic had to endure a five-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Anthem Prep a 5-0 shutout on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Wyatt Bacome's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024.
On the hitting side, St. John Paul II Catholic's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Derek Guzman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bourgade Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Bourgade Catholic skirted past St. John Paul II Catholic 6-5 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Does Bourgade Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. John Paul II Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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